novelODS Chapter 759 - 517: Paper Publication, Yuxu Palace Junior Celestial Master (6k)
Chapter 759 - 517: Paper Publication, Yuxu Palace Junior Celestial Master (6k)
This stall is less like a stall and more like a piece of blue cloth spread out on the ground, casually displaying a few handmade wooden sculptures, with a creaky wooden rocking chair beside it.
The young man squatted down and picked up one of the wooden sculptures.
It was a "Yin-Yang Fish Ring" seemingly carved from jujube wood, with two small fish connected head-to-tail, chasing each other in endless cycles—an ancient design imbued with an indescribable Dao charm.
He looked up at the vendor, a handsome young man who seemed no more than seventeen or eighteen, leisurely reading a book in the rocking chair.
The white-haired youth wore a somewhat faded cyan leisure outfit, round sunglasses perched on his face, legs crossed casually, strikingly out of place amidst the bustling marketplace.
"Boss, how much is this?"
At the sound, the white-haired boy lazily shifted his gaze from the bound ancient text, glancing through his sunglasses at the wooden sculpture in the young man’s hand.
"Oh? You’ve got a good eye."
His voice carries a youthful clarity yet reveals a calmness belying his age.
"This is called the Tranquil Mind Ring, a treasure for calming the mind and aiding sleep. If you wear it, not only nightmares but even if a Tier Five Spirit Master with a Spiritual Spirit Beast harbors ill intentions to invade your dreams, you could sleep as soundly as a pig."
Such artifacts that stabilize and calm are not rare, but the latter remark the young man took as a vendor’s exaggeration.
What a joke, sensing its aura, it’s barely a One-Star Spiritual Artifact at most!
But he really liked the design, so he asked eagerly, "How much?"
The boy held up five fingers, waving them in the air.
"Seeing we have a connection, it’s a bargain price."
"One million Credit Points."
One million Credit Points.
One hundred million Daxia Coins?!
The interest on the young man’s face instantly froze, looking incredulously at the boy for a full three seconds before he threw the wooden sculpture onto the blue cloth and jumped up.
"You’re robbing me!"
He cursed while slinging his bag over his shoulder, disappearing into the crowd without looking back.
The white-haired boy wasn’t angry, simply reclined back into the rocking chair, covered his face with the book, and muttered softly.
"Fate brings us together but doesn’t allow any bond... I infused a bit of my True Intent into this..."
Beside the stall, a gray-robed elder with crane-white hair and a youthful face, carrying some celestial aura, appeared silently. He glanced at the wooden sculpture left by the young man and sighed:
"This Tranquil Mind Ring made with Heaven’s Heart Wood is already a Tier Five Perfect Level Spiritual Artifact, crafted by you personally; never mind one hundred million, even fifty billion would have people scrambling to snatch it."
"But how can anyone accept a price like that here?
"Do you really intend to sell it or not?"
"I’m looking for someone with a true connection, none of your business."
The boy casually replied, peeking from under the book, "I’m your grand-uncle, you know!"
The elder’s expression grew complex, his mouth moved but he ultimately shook his head, saying nothing.
This elder is True Master Jing Xuan, an elder of the "Jing" generation from the House of True Masters, having cultivated for over a hundred and eighty years. He’s already a Six-Star Peak True Master, possessing formidable qualifications, experience, and the strength of a Contracted Beast King, even entitled to daily access to the top level of Yuxu Palace in Jade Capital.
Yet, surprisingly, the seemingly frivolous boy before him was the treasured disciple privately trained by the Head True Master since youth. Raised in Yuxu Palace, his status was absurdly high.
Not only was his status incredible, but his strength was also overwhelmingly powerful.
Champion of the contemporary Profound Sky Province competition, an extraordinary prodigy who had prematurely condensed True Intent.
The heir of Yuxu Palace, young True Master Zhang Wuji.